EVS Tech I (Evenings)

St. Tammany Parish Hospital • Covington, LA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Services Technician I is responsible for executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment. While executing the assigned tasks, the EVS Tech will have indirect contact with patients, visitors, and clinical and non-clinical staff and must be able to communicate professionally in the steps being taken for cleaning areas. Responsible for ensuring timely room turnovers related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention. The environmental services technician, in accordance with organizational standards of quality, is an essential contributor to cleaning, disinfection, infection prevention and patient experience.

Requirements

• Must possess good physical health.
• Standing, sitting or walking for long periods of time.
• Lifting at least 20 pounds is required, with the exception of lifting overhead (limited to 3 pounds).
• Constant (67%-100%) – handling/feeling, talking, hearing, seeing
• Frequently (34%-66%) - stooping, crouching
• Occasionally (1%-33%) - lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling, climbing (stairs, ladders, etc.), balancing, crawling, reaching
• Basic math skills
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Can demonstrate effective use of computers and/or mobile devices for daily job performance activities.
• Respectfully listens to viewpoints and ideas of others.
• Ability to communicate orally or in writing openly and candidly, creates an environment where co-workers and team members reciprocate in kind.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certified Health Care Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) and/or Certified Surgical Cleaning Technician (CSCT).

Responsibilities

• Executing the daily duties required to establish and maintain a safe, hygienic, and aesthetically pleasing care environment.
• Communicating professionally in the steps being taken for cleaning areas.
• Ensuring timely room turnovers related to patient throughput within the basic principles of environmental hygiene and infection prevention.
• Cleaning and disinfection.
• Contributing to infection prevention and patient experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed